Spindle control means more than having the right CNC machine tool setup. Using reliable bearings, ensuring proper lubrication, and keeping high temperatures at bay all play an important role. Modern ...

Learn to understand common tapered-roller bearing configurations for spindles, and the guidelines for designing a high-speed machine tool spindle with precision-class TRBs. Timken roller bearings.

Marsh heads the Machine Dynamics Research Lab at Penn State where he is a professor of mechanical engineering. He holds Ph.D. and Master of Science degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of ...

Today's spindles deliver more power than previous generations, and allow variable-speed operation. Acceptance of myriad tool connections is another benefit that increases modern spindle-design ...